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... involved between the Sisters and the House Fathers. The Sisters are quite regimented and stick to rules steadfastly - the House Fathers don't!!!!! The funny thing is they break the rules and then don't say anything to the Sisters. Simon went on to tell me how Sister Robertina is 'very old'. He said "we asked for a younger sister, but they sent us her"...giggling as he speaks. An example of this is the Sisters told us never to pay for a boys transport costs to get ...

... all their excited shouting early in the morning was in German so no one knew what was going on. Our 'room' (bunk beds/seats, a sink, and a small cupboard) was pretty cute and the beds were suprisingly comfortable. Due to some pretty crazed driving, where everyone thought we were about to derail, no one slept much but we made it safely to Mombasa. To my great amusement there is a sign on the train station welcoming you.. to 6ft altitude.

... a reputation amongst her fellow volunteers for getting inappropriately drunk at cultural exchanges with local Kenyans. Having just ranted against East African food, I feel I should add that there's the honourable exception of Mombasa, where Indian and coastal tastes create a delicious fusion of shwarmas and grilled fish. However to my taste buds it's still only just on a par with your standard UK kebab van. ...

When I first entered Kenya they told me in Nairobi that if you go to Mombasa….you will never come back because it is so relaxed there! Compared to Nairobi it is and it is a nice city on the coast. However most travelers/ tourist don't go to Mombasa town but to Ukunda or one of the Northern Mombasa beaches. ...

... with me. This has definitely been the most fun b/c people are relaxed, we're outside constructing, etc and not sitting for 3 hours trying to teach Design Thinking. It was amazing to watch the projects come alive. The crazy things that had been thrown up on chart paper was coming to life.

Despite the unbelievable stars at night, we rarely see the moon. But last week we had 4 nights of a full moon which was incredibly bright. ...